The servers are back online! Turns out they had more traffic
than expected over the weekend, and the servers couldn't handle the
load. According to official sources, a fix has been put in place,
and those who experienced trouble with their Blueprints of Evil can
submit a support ticket in the official forums here [1].

As of today, October 18, 2015, the servers are offline. No word
yet on when the servers will be back online. There has been no
official response to player inquiries in the official forums. Have
John Steele, SABRE, and HAMMER succeeded in conquering Maximillian?
Stay tuned.